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The. Home of tter TnI PRINCESS Tl EATRE l
plays and Music. H E P TESp, o D" ron
On these chilly days, the Princeuss is all cozy in everything-Program for Wee Beginning Meay 9th, 1920. ic on Wrlit. at P
SUNDAY
David Grahams Phillips' Great Story
"The Cost"
with, the beautiful star of "Everywo
Violet Hemming
, Her husband was a rake! She knew
it when she married him. But to a
romantic girl, what were her father's
*b$ections when her lover promised
tue ttrue? Now, with the life of her
,iidM bildtng her-to the faithless cad
whom she saw in another woman's
apartment across the court-what
-*ould she do? A romance of love and
s.street-a story that strikes
Added Feature Attraction
Snub Pollard Comedy
Doors open at 3 p. m.
ADMISSION, 5, 15, and 25c
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*WALLACE REID 1h'The Lode Bur*Iar'
MIMI II IIYLS~
;titics Agree on Merit of Metro's Third
Round of "Fewer and Betier" PictureslI
A enacensna of critical oninion in L
A' onbensus of critical opinion in
.s t~ta papers and the daily press
`i aIilted by Metro reveal that in
ththird round of its series of "fewer
- tter" pictares Metro has sur
lti previous efforts. The third
nomdi nbw befti released. Four
have alheady been shown
ade,~ prior to dstribtitep
w si l Jimmy Valentine" starring
Fi Lytell; "Shore Acres," featuring
IA.lake; "Oldy Lady 31," with
-r^ Duna as star, and "Dangerous
i~:tie," starring Viola Dana. Two
S . are about to be released, "The
sM" starring May Allison, and
hRope." a Drury Lane melodrama,
. ,n allUtar cast.
greeted "Alas Jimmy Valen
Wins'a' "clever, suspenseful, appeal
' useiag--a real pieture."
S Beat of All Crook Films" was
"t. 9ilifne in the Exhibitors' Trade
-. cew for Helen Rockwell's com
S 'Quite the nmot fascinating
Sploture it has been our good
I e to see."
MaoE w A. Taylor, in the Motion
ga` tion+r are so perfect that they'
ti. .o are so perfect thta they
.p-tlhemaselves' uppen our attention. :
'The Moving. Picture World's review
.. saldM: "Once In a blue moon Is a
play so well adapted to' the
:rea. . . . The production has
, 'ilved expert handling."
Ti e Telegrapi's comment was: "The
ghotoplay is likely to rival the suc-,
ad at the stag6 version. . . It is
mesaandously suspensive drama."
S:.!e reviewers were equally en
thusiastic over the production of
Shore 'Acres."
Moving Picture Wor't said:
".he Metro product is not for tender
2psories of old4timers, but stands
tp win on its own intrinsic merits, and
this it will suerly do."
Oeorge T. Pardy, in the Exhibitors'
de Review, found "all of the home
tpa.thos and human appeal of the
stage tamna not only preserved in the
version but accentuated by a
Seaith of detail which could only be
a.bleved by the magic power of the
The box office analysis in Wid's
started: "Announce the date that you
play it. That should be sufficient."
lit the New York Review, John Mor
u$ said: "We recommend 'Shore
aiies' as a genuine film achievement."
.The Telegraph reviewer wrote:
"dLart interest! It is all heart inter
r . The scenes of the ship-.
wriek pre wonderful and we have nev-.
it qeen finer photoplay."
Then there were the revews of "Old
1 ," with another unanimous
'ri oet of praise.
*01ld Lady 31,' is a feature tuada- I
sOestaly true," said the reviewer in
ta Telegraph--"a gentle, kindly,
wbmsical and shrewdly observant
ti-esoript of human nature and human
agseprlence."
a the Exhibitors' Trade Review,
C '1. Tardy said: "Emma Dunn's t
n debut in the character of Angle
.wI~ h she created on the stage!
hll' fir to make her equally well be
hIved as a star of the silent drama."
"Tears and laughter in excellently *
MONDAY
All-Star triple bill!
William Russell
IN
"Leave it To Me"
A romantic drama of the great west
that used to be! Bill Russell, has nev
er before appeared to advantage (bet
ter) as he does in the famous Fox
melodrama, "Leave it to Me."
Extra Feature Fox Sunshine Comedy
"LIGHT WEIGHTS LOVES"
Pretty girls! Funny animals! Crazy
acrobats! Screaming sub-titles.
Also Fox News
Doors open at 4 p. m.
ADMISSION, 5, 15 and 25c
s produced comedy-drama" was the cap.
n tion for the Motion Picture News re
e view by Mathew Taylor. "It pulls at
r- the heart strings and knocks at the
d funny bone through six reels,' he add.
5 ed.
a Margaret I. MacDonald, in the Mov
- lat Picture World, teuan . the pietute
g splendidly adapted for the screen.
g "Dangerous to Men" has Just had
h a screening in Merto's New York pro
s jection. In the Exhibitors' Trade Re
o view, Helen Rockwell said: "The pic
e ture will doubtless please the fans,
d with whom the romping Viola Dana is
, a favorite."
I The Morning Telegraph review said
"The story contains reliable material.
IViola Dana makes an obstreperous
youngster. She is funny."
The fourth round is to include "The
Temple of Dawn," from I. A. R.
" Wylie's novel, with Bert Lytell;
S"Head and Shoulders," from a Satur
day Evening Post story by F. Scott
Fitzgerald, with Viola Dana; "Parlor
Bedroom and Bath," with an all-star
1cast; "Held in Trust," from a Red
r Book Magasine serial story starring
r Mary Allison, and "Hearts Are
- Tramps," with an all-star cast.
BIG GRIFFITH FILM HERE
When Griffith produced, "Broken
Blossoms" from a story by Thomas
Burke. He brought the moving pic
ture to its height -in the annals of
cimena art. He reaches the very soul
of the 'spectator, who scenes after
scenes is flashed across the screen.
"Broken Blossoms" has its theme,
laid in the famous "Lime House Dis
trict of London." The bowory of Eu
rope. All of the scum of the world's
makes this notorious district, as its
headquarters. Sailors, Chinese, Amer
icans, all. In this colorful atmosphere,
does Griffith take the spectator. And
his vivid portrayal of that life, is the
greatest ever witnessed upon the
screen. His opium dens are exact. His
dance hall, are fascinating. His slum
fights, between sailors, are thrilling
and realistic. But all of that is only
the back ground. The lovely little ro
mance, between the little blossom, and
the Chinese boy, Is the sweetest story
ever unfolded before any audience.
Griffith out does any of his past direc
tion, during these scenes.
Lillian Gish, of "Birth of a Nation"
fame as the little girl of the slums,
in her sweetness, and innocences, rises
to great heights of emotion.
Richard Barthelmess, as the.
"Chink" lover, who was willing to
stake his all, even if he lost, ab the
altar of his beloved little, "Blossoms"
excels any of his past splendid work.
Noigel Barrie, as the father of the
litle blossom, is a splendid type, for
the brutal villian, his great physical
powers ,are shown to advantage in
the great prize fight scene.
"Broken Blossoms" is moving pic
ture art, at its peak. It will exhibit
two days at the Princess Theatre, Fri
day and Saturday, May 14 and 15th.
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TUESDAY
Extra Special!
Mary Pickford
IN
"The Hoodlum"
"Absolutely funnier than 'Dady Long
legs," says Wlds. Mary Pickford as
the little waif of the slums, and later
as the girl of New York's leading so
ciety, is seen in one of her best roles!
The humorous situations, as conceived
by Marshall Neilan, the director, are
the best seen on the screen in years!
Also Prizma
The beautiful natural color.
Added Feature, Burton Holmes
Travel Weekly!
Doors open at 4:30 p. m.
ADMISSION, 5, 15 and 25c
Rubbernecking
In Filmland
A somewhat lively week. Ralph
Proctor came to town, John D. Tippet,
of international film fame and head
querters in London, arrived for a short
stay. Olive Thomas and her director,
,Larry Timble, came in to start work
on "Jenny," at Harry Rapf's west coast
Selznick studio.
Jackie Sapnders and little Jacque
line are here. Tom Meighan blew in
for'his big part in William De Mille's
"Conrad in Search of His oYuth." Gov
ernor Stephens, of the sovereign and
sunkissed state of California, paid a
visit to the Goldwyn studios, and was
entertained with a luncheon and a
trip through the 'plant by vice-presi
dent Abraham Lehr.
'Sol Lesser, of the Greater Lesser
Enterprises, and Dave Bershon, man
ager of the First National Exchange,
started for Chicago to sit in at a meet
ing of First National franchise hold
ers.
Maurice Maeterlinck, prominent
scenario writer for Jesse D. Hampton
departed for New York in search of a
storts. t
Part of a Lively Week '
Bebe Daniels was chased by bandits f
on a lonely road and had to step on I
the gas to get away. Edna Purviance t
went to the horse show in Santa Bar- b
bara and got in an automobile smash- I
up coming back. Mildred Harris Chap- v
-in returned from San Diego, where a
i she was one of the party that welcom- v
ed and entertained the Prince of t
Wales. And on top of all that, Harry tl
Reichenback is here stirring things e
up for Equity Pictures, and Mary and b
Doug are getting ready to start honej. I
mooning next month. 'I
Bennie Zeidman has got something n
big up his sleeve in the production line J
that h won't 'tell about. Mahlon Ham- si
flton is raising a set of whiskers, and es
Eddie O'Hara,, Mick Neilan's publi- 1
city dopester, who neglected to take k
his course of sulphur and molasses
this spring, has got- a fierce botl on G
his neck. tl
Leah Baird Talks of "The Heart Line" tl
I had a very pleasant little talk with fI
Leah Baird, who has come out to the k:
coast with her husband, Arthur Beck,
and one of the producing companies of
the Gibraltar Films. ci
Miss Baird told me about '"The gi
Heart Line," a story by Gelett Bur- al
gess that will be used as her first ve- I
hicle for Gibraltar. D
"I am putting the story into continu- B'
ity now," said Miss Baird. "It is a di
wonderful piece of work-a story that of
will make people think, and talk, and m
argue, and maybe even quarrel. But V
it is the kind of story they will remem- N
ber and advise their friends to see." as
Miss Baird told me the plot of "The
Heart Line," and she is right in her
opinion that it will cause discussion.
It is the kind of story that will give sa
the person who is inclined to scoff at! e.
other people's beliefs a chance to say: J.
"I told you so. Haven't I been telling ac
you all along that it was all bunk?" im
That is. it will please the scoffers for at
something over four thousand five hun ar
dred feet of the film. Then there is a of
sudden twist in the plot that gives it, in
a totally unexpected ending. ifel
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WEDNESDAY
A Vitagraph Productien!
Earle Williams
"Captain Swift"
One of those fast moving comedy
romances! The kind that'll sut brother
sister, mother and dad. In fact its the
kind of a picture, that we'd recom
mend for the whole family!
Also Llyon-Moran Comedy
Added Feature Pathe Review
Something Different!
Doors open at 4:30 p. m.
ADMISSION, 5, 15 and 25c
Fred Butler, who is Dave's dad, was
directing the picture, and Leatrice Joy
as leading woman, Parker J. McCon
nell as heavy, Lydia Yeamans Titus as
a grande dame, Helen Scott and Rhea
h Haines as Washington square artists,
t, Paul Scofield, Billy Duval, France Ray
i- mond and little Arthur Redden ,a clev
.t er kid, were in the cast.
! The Schwab organization was all
k jazzed up with exciteiient. Fred But
t ler wore a smile a yard long and Dave
was a skittish as a two year old. Mar
tin V. Merle, the scenario dopester,
was jumping up and cracking his heels
together. The reason for all this glad
stuff was the fact that the first David
Butler production, "Bitting on the
World,' has received the unqualified
praise of all who looked at it the oth
er night at the Iris theatre in Holly
wood.
Everybody Sitting on the World
"We've put Dave over' 'said Dore
Schwab. We've put him over big, and
we are still sitting on the world-right
on too of it! Whoop! and couple more
whoops!"
A Film to Please Two Knights
When Sir Oliver Lodge and Sir Con
an Doyle see the film, which they will
because .it is right in their line, they I
will be pained at first-they willj
think they are sitting in on in ex
bose of their pet belief, but when the
final smash comes, the unexpected
thing that overturns all that has gone
before, they will be highly pleased.
I did a little stepping around thisn
week--stopped in at the Hollywood
studloh, Jack Casper's community mo
vie foundry, and saw Wesley Barry
trying out the automobile buckboard
that Micky Neilan gave him as a pres
ent for having arrived at his thirteenth
birthday with all his freckles intact.
Wesley was pumping ap the tires,l
and Watterson Rhtoacker, Smith, Ben
nie Zeldman, Harry Leonhardt, Jack
Jasper and Senor Luigi Montagna,
sometimes yclept Bull Montana, were
standing around offering advice and
looking as if they all wished they were
kids again.
Eddie O'Hara got out a brand new
Graflex camera and made everybody
think he was going to take pictures of
the celebrated throng, which I'm satis
fled he would have done if he had
known to work the darn thing.
Races Away from a Camera
Fearing that Eddie might get the
camera to working and that I might
get caught in the picture, which might
afterward find its way into the papers,
I excused myself and went over to the
D. N. Schwarg studio, where Dave
Butler is working on his second pro
duction, "Smilin' All the Way," a story
of a New England country boy who
managed a rAstaurant in Greenwich
Village and who fed the villagers on
New England mince pies and country
sausage.
Whipping is Upheld
Ewing, KY.-Believing in the old
saying, "Spare the rod and spoil the
child," a jury here has freed Prof. J.
J. Asher, principal of the Ewing high
school, charged with "cruel and inhu
man" conduct. The mother of a girl
student he had whipped caused his
arrest. Following his acquittal patrons
of the school made up a purse to re
imburse the teacher for the cost of de
fending the case.
THURSDAY
Houdini
(Star of the "Grim Game")
"The Isle of Terror"
By Arthur B. Reeve.
The world's master wizard in a fas
cinating romance of sunken treasure,
puzzling plots, deadly encounters, and
miraculous escapes. Beginning in 'a
shop of a Yankee inventor, and ending
on the shore of a south sea Isle! LILA
LEE in the cast.
Enough thrills for ten pictures
crowded into six breathless reels!
Added feature attraction!
William Duncan and Edith Johnson, in
"THE SILENT AVENGER"
More thrills!
Doors open at 4:80 p. m.
ADMISSION, 5, 15 and 25c
VITAGRAPH SOON TO RELEASE
"COURAGE OF MARGE O'DOONE"
Vitagraph's special p~oduction, "The
Courage of aMrge O'Doone" is about
to be placed on the' market with a
fanfare of advance publicity and pres
tige which bids fair to set aside all
rules. The name of its author, aJmes
Oliver Curwood has attained magic
charm from his other recent novels
and the films that have been made of
them.
In its original form, "The Courage
of Marge O'Doone' 'has been making
a .literary sensation for more than a
year. The locale is the region that
borders on the Arctic circle. There
are scenes of blizzards, bea fights and
man fights of extreme heroism and
hardship.
David Smith directed this special
feature. Pauline Starkb and Niles
Welch have the leading roles. It is
announced that the film has been re
ceived at the Brooklyn studio of Vita
graph, where ti is receiving its final
editing.
FAMOUS PLAYERS SIGN WANGER.
AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE I
The engagment of Walter Wanger, I
one of the youngest producing man- 4
agers on Broadway, as special repre- 1
sentativd of the production depart
A United Artists Production
-W. G. McAdoo Offers
Griffith's
--Art Sensation-
BROKEN
LLt LIAN ISH LOSSO S
* W.'RewTH'3 ` B sOE N LOSO
Eight sensational acts-By Thos. Burke.
"Last night we sat on the edge of our seat, one
grasping the arm, and the other crushing a wet hand
chief, and trembled and grew hysterical over what
saw before us."--New York Tribune.
"Out Does his,Intolerance' and 'irth of a Nati
A story of the famous "Lime House District" of .
don, with the same Griffith cast.
From the sublime-to the ridiculous
Charlie Chaplin,
-IN-
'The Vagabond"
Laughs!.-Laugh!-and more laughs!
Two Day Engagement
IFr day &u ,
DAILY May 14 and 15th 15 ,J
Princess Theatre
The Home of Better Photoplays!
FRIDAY SATURDAY
David Work Griffith Presents
His first United-Artists Production,
"BROKEN BLOSSOMS"
Eight Acts, By Thomas Burke.
Griffith's production, "Broken Blossoms" reaches the very soul of
audience. Its vivid and colorful romance of "The Lime House District
London, the melting pot, of the scum of the earth! Lillian Gish, i
blossom among the dirt of the underworld! Richard Barthelmess,
Chinese lover,.. Never before in their careers, have these two stars, ,
ed 'such helghts of emotions, as in "Broken Blossoms." You will
You will cheet--you will cry!
Added Attraction
CHARLIE CHAPLIVT In, "THB VAGABOND." Two parts! A ps
feast of Charles' best known success!
Also Fox News!
Doors Open at 4 P. M. Daily.
Perfdrmance Starts at 4:15 P. M.
ADMISSION, 15 and 256
ment, was announced by Famous Play
ersnLasky.
As special representative Mr. Wan
ger will kep in close touch with Para
mount Artcraft artists and all other
phases of production.
'Mr. Wanger's experience although
covering a short number of years, has
been varied. His first position was
with Granville Barker the well-known
English producer. In 1917 he present
ed, with Charles Bryant, the Nazimova
season, which included "Ception
I Shoals," which later became the mr
tion picture, "Out of the Fog," The
Nazipnova season was cut short by the
war, Mr. Wanger enlisted in 1917 and
serving in the air service abroad for
eighteen months, most of the time in
Italy.
On his discharge from the army Mr.
Wanger, by agreement with the Thea
tre Guild, presented two companies of
"John eFrguson" on tour, and .produc
ed Frank Bacon's play "Five O'clock"
at the Fulton theatre.
"Sea Rider" Has May Release
Vitagraph anounces that its latest
Harry T. Morey feature, "The Sea
Rider" will be released, in May. In
the meantime Mr. Morey and a large
company are at work amid pictures
que surroundings near Aeheville, N.
C., on his next picture, "The Gatmtlet
of Greed."
"The Sea Rider" was adapted by
IY
In "The Vagabond." Princess
May 14 and 15th.
Fred Schaefer from a story by.
Dlttmar. Edwin L; Hollywood,
drecting the present subject,.
director.
FOR SALEI
One Ford Limusine car, in
condition.
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